In the Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that STT on futures contracts would be raised to 0.05% from ...

If you are looking to park your hard-earned money for the short-term, look beyond the savings bank account. Consider arbitrage funds and/or liquid funds.

Mohit Gang, CEO & Co-founder of Moneyfront, said that while arbitrage funds continue to offer a return advantage over liquid ...

In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in STT rates for futures to 0.05% from 0.02% earlier and for options to 0.15% from 0.1%/0.125%, aimed at curbing ...

Arbitrage fund returns to take a 30-50 bps hit from Budget 2026's F&O tax hike, but post-tax advantage over debt funds intact ...

According to estimates shared by Edelweiss Mutual Fund, the incremental increase in STT could lead to an annualised impact of around 0.32 percentage points on arbitrage fund returns.

The government announced the decision in parliament on February 1, saying the tax hike was aimed at curbing high-risk ...

While the increase is small in absolute terms, it has material implications for arbitrage funds, which depend on cash-futures spreads to generate returns.

Investment advisers continue to recommend arbitrage funds, say that the reduction in returns won't affect the lucrativeness of the category.

Arbitrage funds are mutual funds that exploit price differences between cash and derivatives markets. They buy stocks in the ...

Investors often find themselves at a crossroads when choosing between arbitrage mutual funds and direct equity investments ...

Electronic Arts reports declining revenue and high costs in a $210 per share merger with a narrow 5% arbitrage spread. Find ...